Police placed dispersal notices around St James’ Park on Saturday, October 15th, after youths threw eggs at Norwich City fans on Wednesday, September 28th.

The dispersal notices gave police the right to move people away from the area if officers felt they were going to cause trouble.

But Saturday’s match - which finished 3-1 to Newcastle - went without incident.

Police were impressed by the way Newcastle and Brentford supporters mixed on the day.

Sergeant Kelly Hetherington said: “There has been a couple of games this season where a small number of youths have crossed the line and targeted away supporters following games at St James’ Park.

“The vast majority of football fans behave impeccably when they travel to watch their team in Newcastle and they share our desire to eradicate this type of anti-social behaviour.

“On Saturday we had a dispersal notice in place to deal with any groups of youths who turned up to the stadium intent on causing disorder. Thankfully that never materialised and the match passed without incident.

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“I think it’s important that following what we saw a couple of weeks ago, we now take the opportunity to praise fans from both Newcastle united and Brentford FC who mixed well and enjoyed the passion associated with football in this region.

“We want to thank everyone for working with police and we look forward to a really positive season for the club and those travelling to St James’ Park to support the team.”

Throughout the season the football neighbourhood policing team will continue to visit schools and colleges to educate young people about the consequences of getting involved in anti-social behaviour and disorder at sporting events.

Police are asking anyone with information about those causing disorder to contact the football neighbourhood policing team on 101.